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David Bowie with Tin Machine

Live at The Academy, New York City

November 1991

In his 1992 interview with Tim Grundy, David Bowie reflected on learning to appreciate the lighter, more playful side of life after years of intensity and self-mythologizing. Looking back on the emotional extremes of his earlier career, Bowie spoke about maturity bringing balance - less obsession with identity, more comfort with simplicity and humor. He suggested that survival, not excess, had taught him the value of lightness: enjoying domestic life, laughing at himself, and letting go of perpetual seriousness. This shift marked a quieter confidence in Bowie's post-80s years, where curiosity replaced chaos. The interview reveals an artist who no longer needed constant reinvention to feel alive, embracing joy, irony, and everyday pleasure as hard-earned wisdom rather than creative compromise.